GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| shack | hut |